diff --git a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/db.go b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/db.go
index eb6abd0fb1..47bbff51bc 100644
--- a/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/db.go
+++ b/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/syndtr/goleveldb/leveldb/db.go
@@ -1017,6 +1017,10 @@ func (db *DB) SizeOf(ranges []util.Range) (Sizes, error) {
 	return sizes, nil
 }
 
+func (db *DB) ReturnBuffer(b []byte) {
+	db.s.tops.bpool.Put(b)
+}
+
 // Close closes the DB. This will also releases any outstanding snapshot,
 // abort any in-flight compaction and discard open transaction.
 //
diff --git a/ethdb/database.go b/ethdb/database.go
index 479c54b607..80d77b4f0b 100644
--- a/ethdb/database.go
+++ b/ethdb/database.go
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ func (self *LDBDatabase) Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	//return rle.Decompress(dat)
 }
 
+func (self *LDBDatabase) ReturnBuffer(b []byte) {
+	self.db.ReturnBuffer(b)
+}
+
 // Delete deletes the key from the queue and database
 func (self *LDBDatabase) Delete(key []byte) error {
 	// Measure the database delete latency, if requested
diff --git a/ethdb/interface.go b/ethdb/interface.go
index f4b787a52a..cb39ecd959 100644
--- a/ethdb/interface.go
+++ b/ethdb/interface.go
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ type Database interface {
 	Delete(key []byte) error
 	Close()
 	NewBatch() Batch
+
+	ReturnBuffer([]byte)
 }
 
 type Batch interface {
diff --git a/ethdb/memory_database.go b/ethdb/memory_database.go
index a729f52332..27680ef0e4 100644
--- a/ethdb/memory_database.go
+++ b/ethdb/memory_database.go
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ func (db *MemDatabase) Get(key []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("not found")
 }
 
+func (db *MemDatabase) ReturnBuffer(b []byte) {
+}
+
 func (db *MemDatabase) Keys() [][]byte {
 	db.lock.RLock()
 	defer db.lock.RUnlock()
diff --git a/trie/trie.go b/trie/trie.go
index 035a80e74c..e637674e65 100644
--- a/trie/trie.go
+++ b/trie/trie.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/sha3"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
 	"github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics"
@@ -453,6 +454,9 @@ func (t *Trie) resolveHash(n hashNode, prefix, suffix []byte) (node, error) {
 		}
 	}
 	dec := mustDecodeNode(n, enc, t.cachegen)
+	if edb, ok := t.db.(*ethdb.LDBDatabase); ok {
+		edb.ReturnBuffer(enc)
+	}
 	return dec, nil
 }